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Chocolate Dirt Cake

freshlyhomecooked

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 1 1/4 cups hot coffee
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 package oreo cookies, crushed
  • Gummy worms

Ingredients for Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

  • 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
  • 6 cups powdered sugar
  • 5 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 3-6 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Line and grease 2 9-inch cake pans with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • In another medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, coffee, vegetable oil and vanilla extract. Using either a hand or stand mixer, beat wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Beat until smooth.
  • Evenly divide cake batter between the two prepared cake pans. Bake for 35 minutes. Let cool completely.
  • In a large bowl, using either a hand or stand mixer, beat softened butter with powdered sugar and cocoa powder until smooth. Add in milk and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth, adding in more milk as needed to thin.
  • Layer cooled chocolate cake and frost each layer. Frost entire cake and sprinkle with crushed oreo cookies. Decorate cake with gummy worms.